To celebrate the event, NASA has released photos from its official photographers onFlickr.
Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Artemis I is part of NASA’s mission to explore the Moon andMars.
Orion is the partially reusable spacecraft that will be able to take humans farther into space than ever before.
Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky
These tests will help ensure the safety ofastronautsduring future crewed missions.
Thus far, Orion has deployed its solar arrays and has been performing system tests.
After a series of burns to propel it forward, it should pass the Moon on November 21.
Photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Along the way, NASA mission controllers will be monitoring its progress and making any necessary course corrections.
Orion will travel 40,000 miles beyond the Moon before returning to Earth in mid-December.
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